Our men’s first team will kick off our 2026/27 pre-season schedule with a match in Spain against Girona FC.
As part of our pre-season preparations, we will play against Segunda Division side Girona on Saturday, August 1 (8pm local time). The match will be played at the Estadi Montilivi, where we last played the home side in the Champions League in January 2025.
After the match in Girona, the men’s first team squad will travel to Dublin, where we will play against Real Betis on Wednesday, August 5, at Aviva Stadium, as previously announced, with a 7.30pm local time kick-off – ticket details.
Following the match in Dublin, the squad will return to London to continue our preparations ahead of the new Premier League season, which starts with our home clash against Coventry City on Friday, August 21.
Tickets for the match in Girona will go on sale from next week (w/c Monday, June 29). Tickets are being processed directly by Girona FC, and details will be confirmed in due course.
Further announcements regarding our pre-season matches will be made in due course.
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